About this episode
The episode discusses recent labor strikes, the dissolution of faculty unions, and the impact of the US-Israeli war on workers globally.
This week's headlines include: Chicago nurses, Starbucks, Philz Coffee, Apple, the University of Alaska Anchorage, the University of Illinois Springfield, ProPublica, and the California Faculty Association. We start our main stories discussing the recent victorious strike at JBS in Colorado and break down what workers won. St John's University recently became the latest Catholic university in the US to try and dissolve its faculty union, but workers are fighting back. Finally, we discuss the impacts workers around the world are facing from the unprovoked US-Israeli war on Iran. Suggested Reading: https://inthesetimes.com/article/permanent-war-state-iran-workers-struggle Join the discord: discord.gg/tDvmNzX Follow the pod at instagram.com/workstoppage, @WorkStoppagePod on Twitter, John @facebookvillain, and Lina @solidaritybee
Topics covered
- labor strikes
- faculty unions
- war economy
- worker rights
- international conflict
- higher education
Keywords
- labor
- strikes
- unions
- war economy
- worker rights
- international conflict
- higher education
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Chicago nurses, Starbucks, Philz Coffee, Apple, University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Illinois Springfield, ProPublica, California Faculty Association, JBS, St John's University
Places: Colorado, US, Iran
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